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Falcons' Morris calls special teams play 'awful,' stops short of more changes
Of the Atlanta Falcons' many problems this season, special teams play has been chief among the main issues. Still, head coach Raheem Morris maintains there will be no changing of the guard with the unit.,Atlanta (4-8) is on its third kicker after releasing Younghoe Koo and John Parker Romo, while th...
PGA Tour adds financial incentives for players who lost status
The PGA Tour will provide a financial safety net for some of its full-time pros through two initiatives starting next year, according to a memo sent to players on Tuesday and reported by multiple media outlets.,As the tour will reduce from the traditional 125 to 100 tour cards for earning elite stat...
Rangers move on from 2023 World Series hero Adolis Garcia, C Jonah Heim
The Texas Rangers parted ways with 2023 World Series hero Adolis Garcia and catcher Jonah Heim on Friday to kickstart a revamping of the franchise.,The Rangers non-tendered both players before Friday's deadline as part of the plan to reduce payroll. The players immediately became free agents.,Garcia...
Ryan Garcia to fight welterweight champ Mario Barrios
Ryan Garcia has announced that he is signed to fight WBC welterweight champion Mario Barrios on Feb. 21.,Garcia (24-2, 20 KOs), who held the WBC interim lightweight title in 2021, has never won a fight at welterweight.,The 27-year-old Garcia lost a 12-round unanimous decision to welterweight Rolando...
Bruins D Charlie McAvoy has facial surgery, out indefinitely
Boston Bruins coach Marco Sturm announced Wednesday that defenseman Charlie McAvoy underwent facial surgery and will be out of the lineup indefinitely.,McAvoy was struck in the face by a Noah Dobson slap shot in the second period of the Bruins' 3-2 victory in Montreal on Saturday. The 2022 Second Te...
Texas A&M, Texas Tech gain ground in AP poll following Top 25 wins
Texas A&M remained No. 3, while picking up additional first-place votes, and Texas Tech moved up a spot in the latest Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday after each team earned Top 25 wins over the weekend.,The Aggies (9-0) won at previous No. 19 Missouri 38-17, while the Red Raiders (9-1) shut down p...
LeBron James cleared to resume basketball activities
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has progressed to contact basketball activity and will be re-evaluated by team physicians in approximately one to two weeks, the team announced Thursday.,James was diagnosed with sciatica on his right side last month. Sciatica is pain in the sciatic nerve th...
ATP roundup: No. 3 seeds falter in Greece and France
Two of the top four seeds at the ATP 250 Vanda Pharmaceuticals Hellenic Championship suffered second-round defeats Wednesday in Athens, Greece.,Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic piled up 14 aces with no double faults to knock out Italy's Luciano Darderi, the No. 3 seed, by a 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 count. Marcos Gir...
Penguins G Tristan Jarry (lower body) out at least 3 weeks
The Pittsburgh Penguins are off to an impressive start, but they will be without three key pieces for a few weeks due to injuries, including starting goaltender Tristan Jarry.,Jarry, 30, has a lower-body injury and will miss a minimum of three weeks. In seven starts this season, he is 5-2-0 with a 2...
UFC Vegas 110: Steve Garcia calls out Max Holloway after TKO win
Featherweight Steve Garcia made a statement Saturday night in the main event of UFC Vegas 110 with his 15th KO/TKO win at the expense of David Onama at 3:34 of Round 1. New Mexico's Garcia (19-5 MMA) is already eying his next victim, which is none other than "BMF" champion Max Holloway (27-8 MMA).,"...
Lionel Messi: MLS needs to allow more spending for league to grow
Soccer superstar Lionel Messi has some ideas for growing Major League Soccer, the league he recently signed on to play for through 2028 with Inter Miami.,"Every team should have the opportunity to bring in players and sign whoever each team wants without limitations or rules for players to bring the...
Top six in AP Top 25 remain unchanged; BYU enters top 10
Reflecting a week of college football that wasn't too chaotic at the top, the top six teams in Sunday's Associated Press Top 25 poll remained unchanged.,Ohio State stayed at No. 1 followed by Indiana, Texas A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Oregon.,Ole Miss moved up one spot past Georgia Tech to No. 7 after...
No. 1 UConn's Sarah Strong named to preseason All-America team
Sarah Strong of No. 1 UConn, one of the nation's top freshmen last season, was named to the Associated Press All-America women's college basketball preseason team, announced Tuesday.,She joins an impressive group headlined by senior Lauren Betts of UCLA, junior Madison Booker of Texas and junior Han...
Warriors' Jonathan Kuminga fined $35K for contact with official
Golden State Warriors forward Jonathan Kuminga has been fined $35,000 for "making inappropriate contact with and continuing to pursue a game official," the NBA announced Thursday.,Kuminga was ejected in the waning moments of the second quarter in the Warriors' 118-111 preseason victory over the Port...
Cam Schlittler: Red Sox fans 'crossed the line' on social media
As it turns out, Cam Schlittler was pitching with a little extra motivation in his record-setting performance in the American League wild-card decider on Thursday. ,Schlittler, 24, became a household name after a dominant performance in the Yankees' 4-0 victory over the Red Sox. After dropping the f...
Report: LIV Golf losses hit $1.4B amid marginal revenue
LIV Golf has totaled more than $1.4 billion in losses over its first three-plus years of existence, according to a report from The Athletic on Friday.,The United Kingdom-based LIV Golf Ltd managed the golf tour's undertakings outside the United States, and its losses have grown every single year of ...
Astros RHP Luis Garcia (elbow) expected to miss all of 2026
Injury woes continue for Houston Astros right-hander Luis Garcia, who now is expected to miss the entire 2026 season with an elbow issue, manager Joe Espada told reporters Thursday.,Garcia, 28, has pitched in just eight games since 2023, and he did not pitch at all in 2024 because of elbow trouble. ...
Report: Emmitt Smith would take leading NFLPA 'under consideration'
Hall of Fame running back Emmitt Smith, who played 13 of his 15 seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, said he would consider taking over as the head of the NFL Players Association, Front Office Sports reported Wednesday.,NFLPA executive director Lloyd Howell Jr. resigned in July, one month after a series...
SEC: Refs missed 'unfair tactic' on Oklahoma TD in win over Auburn
The Southeastern Conference criticized one of its officiating crews for missing a "hideout tactic" used on a touchdown pass by No. 11 Oklahoma in its 24-17 victory over No. 22 Auburn on Saturday afternoon in Norman, Okla.,The Sooners should have been assessed a 15-yard penalty for team unsportsmanli...
Rangers activate OF Adolis Garcia for wild-card push
The Texas Rangers activated outfielder Adolis Garcia from the injured list Sunday, while outfielder Dustin Harris was optioned back to Triple-A Round Rock.,Garcia has not played since Sept. 1 at Arizona when he sustained a right quad strain while running to first base. ,Over 125 games this season, G...